Useful english dictionary. 2012.
roller — roll|er [ˈrəulə US ˈroulər] n ↑roller 1.) a piece of equipment consisting of a tube shaped piece of wood, metal etc that rolls over and over, used for painting, crushing, making things smoother etc ▪ a paint roller ▪ a garden roller… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Roller derby — For the skate brand of the same name, see Roller Derby (brand). Roller derby Charm City Roller Girls (Baltimore, Maryland). Characteristics Contact Collision C … Wikipedia
roller */ — UK [ˈrəʊlə(r)] / US [ˈroʊlər] noun [countable] Word forms roller : singular roller plural rollers 1) a tube in a machine or piece of equipment that goes round and round in order to make something flat, or in order to crush, spread, or print… … English dictionary
Roller chain — [ frame|right|Roller chain and sprocket] Roller chain or bush roller chain is the type of chain most commonly used for transmission of mechanical power on bicycles, motorcycles, and in industrial and agricultural machinery. It is simple, reliable … Wikipedia
roller — noun (C) 1 a tube shaped piece of wood, metal etc that can be rolled over and over, used in a machine for crushing, printing etc 2 a large tube shaped piece of stone, metal etc that you roll over the surface of grass or roads to make them smooth … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
tube — Synonyms and related words: Amtrak, L, Photronic cell, adjutage, amplifier, anode, attenuator, audio frequency tube, baggage train, ballast regulator, ballast tube, barrel, base, beam switching tube, bole, branch, cable railroad, cable railway,… … Moby Thesaurus
roller — roll|er [ roulər ] noun count * 1. ) a tube in a machine or piece of equipment that goes around and around in order to make something flat, or in order to crush, spread, or print something a ) a small tube that you wind a piece of your hair… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
roller — Synonyms and related words: Ace bandage, Band Aid, abradant, abrasive, adhesive tape, application, band, bandage, bandaging, barrel, billow, binder, bole, bore, brace, breaker, breakers, burnish, calender, carousel, cask, cast, cataplasm, cheese… … Moby Thesaurus
roller — [ˈrəʊlə] noun [C] 1) something that is shaped like a tube that goes over a surface in order to make it flat or in order to crush, spread, or print something 2) a small tube that you wind some of your hair around in order to make a curl Syn:… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
Edgware Road Tube schemes — An impression of how the Kearney High Speed Tube, one of the Edgware Rd. schemes, might have appeared on the Tube map, had it been built The Edgware Road Tube schemes cover a number of proposals to build an underground railway in London, UK at… … Wikipedia
